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  • Dreams of Flight

    Dreams of flight

    I learn something new about colored pencil with each drawing. Today’s lesson involved layering colors.

    Polychromos by FaberCastell
    185 Naples Yellow
    168 Earth Green Yellowish
    156 Cobalt Green
    158 Deep Cobalt Green
    280 Burnt Umber
    172 Earth Green
    232 Cool Grey III

  • toot your own horn!

    Sometimes you have to toot your own horn!

    Colored Pencil drawing with
    Faber Castell Polychromos

    231 Cold Grey II
    185 Naples Yellow
    186 Terracotta
    130 Salmon
    133 Magenta
    145 Light Pthalo Blue
    246 Prussian Blue
    283 Burnt Sienna

  • we are starting a band

    we are starting a band!

    do you want to join?

    colored pencil drawing
    Faber castell polychromos

    colors listed below art

  • my music buddy

    The best part of making art is having a friend (like YOU) to share it with!

    Colored Pencil drawing
    Faber Castell Polychremos

    232 Cold Grey III
    130 Salmon
    186 Terracotta
    145 Light Phthalo Blue
    246 Prussian Blue
    283 Burnt Sienna

  • Hurry up and eat your Breakfast!

    Hurry and eat your breakfast! It’s a beautiful day out there, and we need to be a part of it!

    Halfway through I was afraid this drawing would fail, because I was trying something new with color and value. Glad i didn’t give up!

    Colored Pencil drawing
    Faber Castell Polychromos

    231 cold greyll
    154 Light Cobalt Turquoise
    183 Light Yellow Ochre
    186 Terracotta
    225 Dark Red
    283 Burnt Sienna
    157 Dark Indigo

  • the best way to start a day

    sometimes the best way to start a day is with a cup of tea and your imagination

    Colored pencils
    Faber Castell Polychromos

    185 Naples Yellow
    111 Cadmium Orange
    288 Burnt Sienna
    153 Cobalt Turquoise
    246 Prussian Blue
    133 Magenta
    129 Pink Madder Lake
    231 Cold Grey II

  • There Is Beauty everywhere

    There is beauty everywhere: in the things we see, and the kind people we meet

    Colored Pencil Drawing
    Polychromos by Faber Castell

    270 Warrm Grey I
    231 Cool Grey II
    273 Warm Grey IV
    165 Juniper Green
    172 Earth Green
    133 Magenta
    119 Light Magenta
    102 Cream
    184 Dark Naples Ochre
    186 Terracottah
    283 Burnt Sienna

  • Jaguar Love

    so much love at this time of the year. Even these two are getting along!

    Colored Pencil Drawing
    Polychromos by Faber Castell

    155 Helio Turquoise
    158 Deep Cobalt Green
    112 Leaf Green
    168 Earth Green Yellowish
    107 Cadmium Yellow
    113 Orange Glaze
    182 Brown Ochre
    283 Burnt Sienna
    128 Light Purple Pink
    133 Magenta

  • Happy St. Valentine’s Day 2023

    Today is St. Valentine’s Day!

    No better way to celebrate than a wedding couple — completely head-over-heels for each other.

  • Oscar the Burro – Bicycle ride

    Oscar the burro can fly high, but he likes to stay close to the ground and smell the flowers.

    Colored pencil drawing on 8×10 paper
    Polychromos by Faber Castell
    108 Dark Cadmium Yellow
    113 Orange Glaze
    154 Light Cobalt Turquoise
    192 India Red
    128 Light Purple Pink
    152 Middle pthalo blue
    155 Helio Turquoise
    157 dark indigo

    There is so much color coming at you down here in Oaxaca. It inspired me to try some new color combinations. Yellow, pink and purple are all colors out of my comfort zone.

    Colored pencil drawing on 8×10 paper
    Polychromos by Faber Castell

    107 Cadmium Yellow
    113 Orange Glaze
    123 Light Purple Pink
    133 Magenta
    136 Purple Violet
    162 Brown Ochre
    283 Burnt Sienna
    233 Cold Grey iv
    172 Earth Green
    154 Light cobalt turquoise